Definition of Sparker

1. Noun. A wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack.

Exact synonyms: Spark Arrester
Generic synonyms: Mesh, Meshing, Meshwork, Net, Network

Definition of Sparker

1. n. A spark arrester.

Definition of Sparker

1. Noun. wooer, who courts ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sparker

1. something that sparks [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparker

spark counter
spark gap
spark gaps
spark knock
spark knocks
spark lever
spark off
spark plug
spark plugs
spark spread
spark transmitter
spark up
sparke
sparked
sparker (current term)
sparkers
sparkes
sparkful
sparkgap
sparkgaps
sparkie
sparkier
sparkies
sparkiest
sparkily
sparking
sparking plug
sparkingly
sparkish

Literary usage of Sparker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Horseless Age (1899)
"Being surrounded by flame, it does not, like the electric sparker, ... The wipe sparker is not readily fouled, but its timing is apt to be ..."

2. The Anatomy of the Automobile by Andrew Lee Dyke (1908)
"It, however, happens on bad road and hill work that best results are sometimes obtained by lowering sparker a trifle, leaving throttle wide open. ..."

3. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1908)
"Through the hollow stem of the exhaust valve is inserted a sparker stem having ... The projecting outer end of this sparker stem is provided with a hammer ..."

4. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1907)
"Through the hollow stem of the exhaust valve is inserted a sparker stem having ... The projecting outer end of this sparker stem is provided with a hammer ..."

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